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I'm looking for a graphical file manager fro OS X, for console Midnight Commander is ok.

I need two panels, function keys operations and preferably FTP and SCP support.

Also, it would be great to be free.

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Panels in Forklift2 act like Finder windows, so to go deeper in a directory, you'd have to do cmd+Enter – Martín Marconcini Mar 29 '11 at 12:07
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@Martin Thanks, it looks that Apple considered that is more likely to rename a directory than browsing inside the directory :p – Sorin Sbarnea Mar 29 '11 at 12:45
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@Sorin Apple had a reason to do it that way, and although users coming from other platforms may find it strange, old time Apple users don't find that a problem at all. For more information about it, check: apple.stackexchange.com/q/6727/115 – Martín Marconcini Mar 29 '11 at 13:44
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You can change keyboard shortcuts via Preferences window in Forklift. You can even select TotalCommander shortcuts if you're familiar with those. ForkLift2 is definitely the file manager of my choice. – Michal M Jun 8 '11 at 14:51
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This is not a duplicate, because this is specifically about orthodox file managers. Dual pane and classic OFM shortcuts. – neoneye Jun 9 '11 at 21:28
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muCommander (free)

muCommander has classic orthodox file manager keybindings. Sadly MC is not very mac'ish and lacks multiple tabs.

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TotalFinder

I use http://totalfinder.binaryage.com/

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-1 because TotalFinder doesn't have the requested SCP and FTP support. – scottishwildcat Jun 10 '11 at 12:50
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Moroshka File Manager (free)

Today I discovered another commander, the Moroshka File Manager. It has multiple tabs. Looks great. In particular the footer of the main-window is neat.

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Xmander (free)

Xmander is a simple dual panel file manager with a hex file viewer. You can browse through all your system's files, including the hidden and perform the basic file operations like move, copy, trash or create directory.

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Path Finder

Although not free, I have been using Path Finder for years and love it dearly. Two features I like the most from this applications are:

  1. I can have two side-by-side panels, what you are looking for. Not only that, each panel can have multiple tabs.
  2. I can go into a directory by hitting the return key, cmd+O still works.
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PathFinder isn't generally considered to be an Orthodox File Manager, though as it is missing several defining features. For one, it's missing the ability to copy files from one panel to another with the press of a single button. – David Jun 8 '11 at 15:29
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What is an "Orthodox" file manager? I am not mocking, I just don't know what it is. – Hai Vu Jun 8 '11 at 16:03
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See this. – David Jun 8 '11 at 16:13
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PathFinder has many nice features, but really bad keyboard shortcuts, e.g. TAB key is not working. – neoneye Jun 8 '11 at 21:50
@neoneye you can't even configure it, the keyboard shortcuts editor does not work. – Sorin Sbarnea Jun 9 '11 at 10:17
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Since nobody added it as an answer I thought I may.

ForkLift (23,99 € / $29.99 / £20.99)

Definitely a winner for me. Features list on its website: http://www.binarynights.com/ but it pretty much has anything you'd want from an orthodox file manager and it does look nice too :)

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XCommander ($4.99)

I have recently noticed XCommander in the Mac App Store. It has classic NortonCommander keybindings, so it's already more usable than PathFinder and Transmit.

Sadly it has a long way to go to reach TotalCommander standards. No multiple tabs, no quicklook.

What I like though is that it's new and it gets the keybindings right from the start. This is promising.

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this one looks promising: themaninhat.com/mover

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